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Earth to Paris: Corn Ethanol is a Climate Disaster
Corn ethanol, once thought of as a way for the U.S. to cut carbon pollution, is conspicuously absent from the emissions reduction plan the White House submitted ahead of the global climate conference...
Ethanol Industry Study Fudges the Numbers
A study released today by the Renewable Fuels Association makes the bogus claim that the use of corn ethanol as a vehicle fuel reduced emissions by 240 million tons of carbon dioxide since 2008.
Corn Lobby Sells Snake Oil in New Ads
New television ads paid for by the corn lobby are touting ethanol as a way to lower gas prices, but common sense and the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office tell us just the opposite.
Better Biofuels Ahead
Dirty corn ethanol was supposed to be a bridge to greener fuels, but 10 years after it was mandated, it's looking like a bridge to nowhere.
Nitrate pollution plagues Midwestern rivers
A recent study by scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey has concluded that the water quality in 22 rivers over the past 65 years is terrible and not getting better, judging by the concentration of...
EPA Watchdog Probes Climate Pollution from Dirty Corn Ethanol
The federal Renewable Fuel Standard is supposed to promote fuels that emit less global warming pollution than gasoline. But it's done just the opposite, stimulating a boom in ethanol made from corn...
Ohio River Basin Polluted by Super Algal Bloom
Ripped from the pages of an obscure science fiction novel, millions run screaming from the threat of a toxic algal bloom blanketing almost 650 miles of the Ohio River. Regrettably, this story isn't...
How to Improve Air Quality at Your Children’s School
A healthy, resting adult takes 12 to 20 breaths per minute.
How To Stop Farm Runoff From Spreading Dead Zones
Clean water is vital to sustaining life. Why aren't we protecting it?
Farm Nitrogen Pollution Damage Estimated at $157 Billion Yearly
Nitrogen from fertilizers and manures washed off farmland costs Americans $157 billion a year in damages to human health and the environment.
Grasslands Go Under the Plow in the Prairie Pothole Region
An article in the May 27 edition of Harvest Public Media, an online news outlet devoted to news about agriculture, amounts to first-hand evidence of the destruction of the iconic Prairie Pothole...
How Corn Ethanol Is Worse For Climate Change Than The Keystone Pipeline
Do you think the federal government couldn't order something worse for the environment than the Keystone XL oil pipeline? Think again.
Voluntary Programs to Reduce Farm Run-off Still Aren’t Working
A new analysis in Choices Magazine shows that voluntary agricultural pollution programs still aren't working.
The Corn Ethanol “Bridge” Is Crumbling
The Congressional notion that ethanol could act as a bridge to truly green biofuels is crumbling before our eyes.
The Nail in Corn Ethanol’s Coffin
The renewable fuel standard, the federal law that year after year requires refiners to blend more corn ethanol into gasoline, has caused millions of acres of grasslands to be plowed up and added...
Study Shows Why Minnesota Needs a Buffer Law
Last week, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency released the alarming results of a study of waterways in the southwest corner of the state, reporting that only three of 93 segments it assessed was...
House Budget Hits Hungry Kids, Spares Fat Cat Farmers
House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga) put fat cat farmers ahead of hungry kids in his 10-year budget, cutting funding for food assistance by $140 billion over ten years and cutting farm...
“Voluntary” a Dead End for Gulf’s Dead Zone
A new study shows that implementing simple good stewardship practices for farmland – such as planting cover crops of grasses during the off-season and using fertilizer with greater care – could reduce...
Cleaner Iowa Water: Ripe for the Picking
Nitrate and phosphorus runoff from farm fields is a major reason why water quality is notoriously poor in Iowa's rivers, streams and lakes.
Why Mega-Farms May Ruin Illinois Farmland
A mega-farm is a colloquial term, not an official designation used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor any other agricultural authority for that matter. Yet it's often bantered about in...